Advertisement
Advertisement
maim
[ meym ]
verb (used with object)
- to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple:
The explosion maimed him for life.
- to impair; make essentially defective:
The essay was maimed by deletion of important paragraphs.
noun
- a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- an injury or defect; blemish; lack.
maim
/ meɪm; ˈmeɪmɪdnɪs /
verb
- to mutilate, cripple, or disable a part of the body of (a person or animal)
- to make defective
noun
- obsolete.an injury or defect
Discover More
Derived Forms
- ˈmaimer, noun
- maimedness, noun
Discover More
Other Words From
- maim·er noun
- re·maim verb (used with object)
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of maim1
Discover More
Synonym Study
Discover More
Example Sentences
When Iron Dome misses -- and it does sometimes miss -- the Gaza rockets kill and maim only within a very limited radius.
But what chances should I have given them to kill or maim us: Fifty-fifty?
On land and in sea the animal creation chase and maim, and slay and devour each other.
We came in peace and goodwill, not to maim and slay, or to spread alarm and desolation through thy land.
If a man maim another, and does not compromise with him, there shall be retaliation in kind.
Still there were left at liberty enough to maim cattle and shoot at landlords.
Tho' I am not unhealthy, yet I am very weak, know maim therefore I hope it won't be long maim.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse